Merry Eunuch Lang

Wen Shichang and Zhao Xiaogao led 3 people to the foot of Mount Lang in a short time. The army was also surrounded on three sides, and one side was a cliff, so there was no need to fortify. A team of 1 horses formed a team. The Wendu Commander brought a team to guard the left side of the mountain, and the Deputy Commander Zhao Xiaogao sat in the central main road, and the other team was guarded by Jiayuguan General Soldier Ma Qing.The three armies only brought enough food and grass for ten days, and stated that if they could not attack the mountain within ten days, they would raise their own salaries and find their own way out.If they return without success, the leader will be dismissed from office, fined and fined, and then handed over to Dali Temple for questioning.

Wen Shichang is a civil servant, and he knows nothing about leading soldiers and fighting like blowing fire with sticks and sticks.Although Zhao Xiaogao has some martial arts skills, he is not flattered about the military service.Although Ma Qing is considered a military expert, he does not hold real power.With such a few people leading a team of 3 people, it would be strange not to delay things.It took the team three days to cover their accounts and sort out military affairs.They wanted to fight a protracted war, but Prime Minister Wang did not give them such sufficient time.At the end of the fourth day, the team was assembled and prepared to attack the mountain.As I said before, there is only one trail going up the mountain, and only one person and one horse can pass through it at a time. Even if there are only ten people guarding the mountain, no number of people will be able to attack the mountain.Tossed like this for a day, and got nothing.None of the bandit shadows on the mountain had been seen, but he himself had lost more than a dozen brothers.

Lin Rugui and Qi Guangyuan got letters from the little eunuch a few days ago.The book reminds them to only defend and not to go down the mountain. Every day, 10 people are divided into three groups and take turns to guard the three passes. The officers and soldiers will definitely not be able to attack.As long as they can hold out for ten days, soldiers will surely come to rescue them.At that time, if you rush down from the mountain and attack from both ends, the officers and soldiers will retreat.The two reckless generals Lin and Qi had just plundered [-] taels of silver. Naturally, the things they picked for nothing were lavish. They happily purchased a lot of food and drink from the bottom of the mountain. There was a natural fountain on the top of the mountain with sufficient water. God, even a month can last.

The little eunuch first sent someone to Liantang Town to invite Huang Qiuchan, and then went to Shuanglong Town by himself.It wasn't that he deliberately gave Shangguan Xue face, he insisted on inviting him in person, he treated his eight wives equally, and he would never and would not treat one more favorably than another.Two people go to two places at the same time, and he doesn't have the ability to separate himself, so he can only discard one and take the other.The road to Shuanglong Town is near, and the road to Liantang Town is far away. He has a lot of bad things at hand and can't get away from it, so he has no choice but to give up the distance and seek closer.He knew that neither Shangguanxue nor Huang Qiuchan's kung fu was enough to deal with Zhao Xiaogao. If they joined forces, even if they didn't have a good chance of winning, at least they wouldn't suffer too much.

Huang Ren was naturally indispensable on the way to invite Miss Huang Qiuchan.Huang Ren led several people to invite Huang Qiuchan with a letter from the eunuch.Because Zhu Linzong was on trial, the little eunuch took Zhang Facun and another brother with him, and the three set off in a hurry.

The three of them rode fast horses, and they arrived in Shuanglong Town not long ago. It happened to be a market again, but there was no bustling scene of crowds and hawkers on the street in the past.Every store was closed, and every small business was closed, and it looked like all industries were depressed and the eight industries were withered.The little eunuch left this town not long ago, why did he become like this in just a few months?The little eunuch was a little puzzled, so he dismounted quietly, walked to a house, knocked lightly on the door and asked in a low voice:

"Shopkeeper, we are passers-by and want to know how to get to Shuanglongzhai?"

The door opened a crack, and an old man who was over sixty years old waved his hand inside the door to stop it:

"Guest officer, I can't go to Shuanglongzhai. There is a war going on there, and it has been more than half a month."

The little eunuch said in a low voice: "Can the old man take a step to speak, let us go into the courtyard and ask clearly, if we can't go, we won't go."

Hearing that they were all from outsiders, the old man knew that there would be no serious problems, so he opened the door carefully and let the three of them in to talk.The little eunuch ordered Zhang Facun to take out an ingot of ten taels of silver, took it and put it on the table and said:

"Old man, we have come from a long way. We are thirsty and hungry. Please make some tea and some food for us. If there is a war there, we will not go. It is late today, please open Room, let’s spend the night randomly, and then we’ll go back the same way tomorrow.”

The old man said: "It's not difficult to stay for one night, and there are some ready-made vegetables and vegetables for eating and drinking, as well as a complete supply of horse grass and horse feed, but how can I use this much money, one or two taels is enough."

The little eunuch said: "You don't have to refuse, old man. Now it's not the same as before. You are also taking the risk. Ten taels of silver is not a lot of money. You have the right to accept it."

Only then did the old man collect the money, and ordered people to fetch water for cooking.The second brother brought tea, and the few sat down to chat, the old man asked:

"Guest officer, your accent sounds like someone from the Central Plains, what are you doing here?"

The little eunuch said: "There is a friend who works in Shuanglong Village, we are here looking for friends."

"Unfortunately, there was a war in the village. It's better for you not to cause trouble. Stay overnight and leave quickly! When the war subsides, it's not too late to visit friends again."

"That's what the old man said." The little eunuch asked again, "Old man, the village has always been safe, so why is there a fight?"

The old man said: "The guest officer does not know. Since the third daughter of the old village owner recruited a county horse the day before yesterday, the county horse has been born very well. He even killed three mules in Qinglongzhai and calmed down the Quartet. The old village owner brought his own The third daughter is stationed in Dazhai, the eldest daughter and the eldest son-in-law, the second daughter and the second son-in-law are guarding Qinglongzhai. This area has a radius of hundreds of miles and has been governed by a family. The people praise it, and the government doesn't care too much. Everyone is in peace. I don't know where I came from half a month ago. A group of men and horses came, about a thousand in number, and the chief leader said that he came here to avenge the three mules, and that the troops would only be withdrawn if the stronghold agreed to their three conditions."

"Which three conditions?" The little eunuch couldn't help asking.

The old man said: "The guest officer laughed. The old man also talked about the Hong Kong discussion on the street. I heard it from hearsay, so I don't remember it very accurately. About the first condition is to hand over the three-county horse, the second condition is to give up the owner of the cottage, and the third condition The first condition is to marry the third lady to their leader as his wife, and one of the three will choose one of them, and if he agrees, he will withdraw immediately."

"Wouldn't it be over if you hand over the third son-in-law?" the little eunuch asked knowingly.

"You don't know the details of this guest officer." The old man smiled, "Although the third son-in-law is strong in martial arts and has the courage that a man should not be, it is a pity that he left shortly after marrying the third daughter of the old village owner. If the third son-in-law At that time, who would dare to say no?"

"What happened later?" The little eunuch had nothing to say.

The old man said: "Later, the two families started a fight. Although the third lady was excellent in martial arts, she was a daughter who was weak. She was defeated by the strong man and returned to the cottage. Since then, she has been behind closed doors. No matter how strong the strong man is, they will scold them. It has been more than half a month since we have been stalemate."

"If this stalemate continues, how long can the cottage last? Can they provide food and grass?" The little eunuch already knew.

The old man said: "There are countless food and grass in the village, the main reason is that the water source is impassable. The guest officials don't know that the village is built on the hillside, and there is no way to dig a well. They have to go to the bottom of the mountain to fetch water. If they continue like this, they won't be able to last for a few days, and people will die of thirst. gone."

After a while, the food came up, and everyone was speechless.